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Fix issue12359. Minor doc update on import module description.

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Senthil Kumaran 2011-06-19 17:45:36 -07:00
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@ -155,13 +155,14 @@ The Module Search Path
.. index:: triple: module; search; path .. index:: triple: module; search; path
When a module named :mod:`spam` is imported, the interpreter searches for a file When a module named :mod:`spam` is imported, the interpreter searches for a
named :file:`spam.py` in the current directory, and then in the list of file named :file:`spam.py` in the directory containing the input script (or the
directories specified by the environment variable :envvar:`PYTHONPATH`. This current directory), and then in the list of directories specified by the
has the same syntax as the shell variable :envvar:`PATH`, that is, a list of environment variable :envvar:`PYTHONPATH`. This has the same syntax as the
directory names. When :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` is not set, or when the file is not shell variable :envvar:`PATH`, that is, a list of directory names. When
found there, the search continues in an installation-dependent default path; on :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` is not set, or when the file is not found there, the
Unix, this is usually :file:`.:/usr/local/lib/python`. search continues in an installation-dependent default path; on Unix, this is
usually :file:`.:/usr/local/lib/python`.
Actually, modules are searched in the list of directories given by the variable Actually, modules are searched in the list of directories given by the variable
``sys.path`` which is initialized from the directory containing the input script ``sys.path`` which is initialized from the directory containing the input script